Laura Verhoeven knows the peculiar arithmetic of a life barely held together: unexpected car repairs, unpaid bills, and a banking app she opens with dread. Then an anonymous note appears in her mailbox promising that tomorrow everything will be better. She dismisses it-until the lottery changes everything.

Overnight, Laura becomes a millionaire. A villa in Wilnis, financial freedom, and opportunities she never dared imagine suddenly become reality. Yet wealth brings its own uncertainties. Her mother still arrives uninvited. Her best friend still struggles to make ends meet. Her younger sister still sees through expensive kitchens and marble floors to the woman beneath them.

FORTUNATE is not simply a rags-to-riches story. It is a warm, witty, and deeply human novel about luck, identity, family, friendship, and the uncomfortable discovery that money changes almost everything-except the people who truly know you.

Perfect for readers who enjoy thoughtful contemporary literary fiction filled with humour, heart, and memorable characters.